Foreign Policy

Remittances sent to Mexico from the United States dropped 4.6% in 2025, totaling 61,791 million dollars and breaking an 11-year streak of increases. This decline, the sharpest since 2009, is linked to the weakening US labor market and migrants' fear of raids ordered by President Donald Trump. Despite a slight December uptick, six months of the year saw decreases.

January 31, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

Egypt hosted African Union representatives on Saturday to discuss trade corridors and regional stability, as Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty reaffirmed Cairo’s commitment to the AU’s core principles of state sovereignty and non-interference. As a founding member, Egypt prioritizes joint efforts to bolster peace, security, and development across the continent.

Columnist Thiago Amparo argues that, despite Nicolás Maduro's human rights violations, the illegality of the US intervention in Venezuela undermines global security by disregarding international law. He warns of risks in ignoring norms like territorial integrity and head-of-state immunity. The opinion highlights US hypocrisy in similar cases.

January 07, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

Egypt has declared it will take all measures guaranteed under international law to protect its people's existential interests and rejects unilateral actions in the Eastern Nile Basin. This statement came from the foreign and irrigation ministers following a meeting to coordinate regional and international water policy. They affirmed their commitment to defending Egypt's water security while maintaining close coordination between their ministries.

Members of the House and Senate Armed Services committees have viewed the full video of a September 2 U.S. military strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declined to release the footage to the public. The viewing has sharpened partisan divisions over the Trump administration’s expanding campaign against Venezuela-linked narcotics networks.

December 14, 2025 Iniulat ng AI Fact checked

The Trump administration has released a new National Security Strategy that breaks with previous U.S. policy blueprints, according to The Nation. The document is described as abandoning an explicit goal of global hegemony while emphasizing culture-war politics in Europe, economic competition with China, and renewed U.S. military dominance in the Western Hemisphere—an agenda analysts say exposes contradictions at the heart of Trump’s foreign policy.